Arrearages and Settlement Agreements

[Questions]

If a paternity and custody agreement was entered into, which modified the obligation of the father to make monthly child support payments, but instead pay tuition and books for both children to attend private school. Does this terminate his obligation to pay arrearages that he owed prior to this settlement? (The settlement agreement does not make any specific reference to the arrearages).

[Attorney Howard Iken]

If there was no mention of arrearages, they do no go away. He still owes them - and you still have the right to enforce them.

Attorney Howard Iken

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[Questions]

Thank you for your response. Is it possible to direct me to the proper form that I must file in order to obtain a judgment/order for the arrearages?

[Attorney Howard Iken]

You will need some version of a Motion for Contempt. Sorry but anything more is beyond the scope of this forum.